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07:26 / 1826 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,925.13 -7.11 NZSX 50
6,112.35 +9.5 DJIA
16,375.59 -22.98 Nikkei
17,218.96 -479.00 NASDAQ
4,640.15 +2.16 FTSE
5,929.24 +57.41 S&P 500
1,920.25 -3.42 Hang Seng
19,711.76 -176.74 SPI 200 Fut
4,868.00 -12.00 STI
2,691.78 -17.07 SSEC
3,023.19 +6.48 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.769 -0.028 US 10 YR Bond
2.110 -0.048 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.400 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.892 -0.065 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.6979 0.6960 NZD US$
0.6526 0.6549 EUR US$
1.0832 1.0883 Yen US$
117.68 117.32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,085.40
Silver (Lon)
13.77 Gold (NY)
1,093.86
Light Crude
30.16 TRJCRB Index
162.01 -2.23 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were flat in afternoon trading on Tuesday, after an early rally was wiped out as crude oil prices once again held the markets hostage.
At 13:01 p.m. ET (1801 GMT), the S&P 500 .SPX was down 1.93 points, or 0.1 percent, at 1,921.74. The index hit a low of 1901.10 on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 17.22 points, or 0.11 percent, at 16,381.35 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was up 6.73 points, or 0.15 percent, at 4,644.72.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index climbed higher on Tuesday, recovering from some of the previous session's losses as the retail sector rallied on the back of solid results and upbeat industry data.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed up 1 percent at 5,929.24 points - still down 17 percent from a record high of 7,122.74 points reached last April, with stock markets around the world having been impacted by a slowdown in China.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, weighed down by plunging crude oil prices that continue to damage risk appetite.
The Nikkei share average slipped 2.7 percent to 17,218.96, extending earlier losses for its lowest closing since almost a year ago, when the benchmark index closed at 16,864.16 on January 16, 2015.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose for a third straight session on Tuesday as gains on Wall Street and calmer financial markets enhanced appetite for currencies that offer higher yield.
In mid-morning New York trading, the dollar was up 0.4 percent against a basket of currencies to 99.078 .DXY .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as oil prices resumed their decline and ahead of a Treasury sale of $24 billion of three-year notes, increasing appetite for safe-haven U.S. government debt.
The Treasury's $24 billion sale of three-year notes US3YT=RR is expected to contribute to the flattening of the yield curve. Traders also expect there to be strong investor demand for the notes.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rebound in European and U.S. stock markets undermined the metal's appeal as a haven from risk, and as the dollar strengthened against a currency basket.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.8 percent at $1,085.55 an ounce at 1452 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for February delivery were down $11.00 an ounce at $1,085.20.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel prices slid to their weakest levels in over 12 years on Tuesday, amid worries about high inventories, while copper sunk to fresh 6-1/2 year lows on persistent worries over China's economy.
LME three-month nickel CMNI3 , which was the worst performer on the LME last year with losses of over 40 percent, tumbled to $8,120 a tonne, the lowest since May 2003, before paring losses to close at $8,220, a decline of 0.6 percent.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil prices lost more than 2 percent on Tuesday, extending a relentless selloff to trade within cents of $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years on concerns about fragile Chinese demand and the absence of restraint in global production.
Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 fell to a low of $30.43 per barrel, a level not traded at since April 2004. It was at $30.65, down 90 cents, at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1643 GMT).
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